Rosetta s Comet in Gemini
Returning alongits 6.4 year orbit,periodic comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is caught in thistelescopic frame from November 7.Sweeping past background stars in the constellation Geminithe comet’s dusty tail stretches toward the upper right to Upsilon Geminorum.Also known as Pollux,Beta Geminorum, Gemini’s brightest star,shines just off the upper left edge of the field-of-view.Churyumov-Gerasimenkoreached its 2021 perihelionor closest approach to the Sun on November 2.
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